Richards Castle, vil., Herefordshire, and par., partly
also in Shropshire—par., 4871 ac., pop. 760; vil., 3½
miles SW. of Ludlow ; P.O.; has traces of a castle said
to have been built before the Conquest.

Richardstown, par., mid. co. Louth, on river Dee,
1107 ac., pop. 198; Richardstown Castle, seat, is 3
miles E. of Ardee and 3 miles NW. of Dunleer ry. sta.

Richborough Castle, ruin, Ash Next Sandwich par.,
Kent, on a hill adjacent to river -Stour, 1½ mile N. of
Sandwich; was the Roman Rutupise, and the principal
port of entrance into Britain in the time of the Caesars.

Richfort, seat, in co. and 4½ miles SE. of Longford.

Richhill, vil. with ry. sta. (1½ mile NW.), Kilmore
par., in co. and 5 miles NE. of Armagh, on Tall Water,
6 miles SAV. of Portadown, pop. 595; P.O., T.o.

Richmond. —town and par., Surrey, on river Thames,
9f miles SAV. of London by rail, 1210 ac., pop, 19,066;
P.O., T.O., 2 Banks, 1 newspaper. Richmond (anciently
called Sheen) is a much-frequented river-side resort.
It occupies a site of remarkable beauty, on the slope of
Richmond Hill, which rises somewhat abruptly from
the right bank of the Thames, here crossed by a hand¬
some 5-arch bridge leading to Twickenham. Its scenery
combines all the charms of wood, meadow, and water,
and the prospect from the summit of the hill is very
fine. Richmond Palace was for many centuries a
favourite residence of the English monarchs, and Edward

III., Henry VIL, and Elizabeth died in it. Richmond
Park, formed by Charles I., is enclosed by a wall 8 miles
in length, has red and fallow deer, excellent timber,
and 2 fine sheets of water (the Pen Ponds). Richmond
has market gardens and nursery grounds, and some small
industries ; but it depends chiefly on the gentry resident
in the vicinity and on the crowd of summer visitors.—

2. Richmond, mun. bor., market town, and par.,
North-Riding Yorkshire, on left bank of river Swale, 42
miles NW. of York and 237 from London by rail, 2520
ac., pop. 4502; P.O., T.O., 2 Banks, 1 newspaper.
Market-day, Saturday. The town grew up under the
walls of the castle (1071), a fortress of vast strength,
now a majestic rnin, occupying the summit of a cliff
overlooking the river; it was the prison of William the
Lion, King of Scotland, after his defeat at Alnwick.
Richmond has remains of 3 monastic institutions, a free
grammar school of high reputation, an extensive corn
market, iron and brass foundries, a papermill, &c., and
gives the title of duke to the family of Lennox. It re¬
turned 2 members to Parliament until 1867, and 1 mem^J
her from 1867 until 1885.—3. Richmond, vil., Hands¬
worth par., S. div. West-Riding Yorkshire, 4 miles E.
of Sheffield.

Richmond.—seat, 2 miles NAV. of Nenagh, N. co.
Tipperary.—2. Richmond, seat, S. co. Tipperary;
post-town, Cashel.

Richmond Barracks, Guernsey, Channel Islands,
on promontory between Perelle Ray and Yazon Bay, 5
miles W. of St Peter Port.

Richmond Division, pari. div. of North-Riding
Yorkshire, pop. 58,830.

Richmond Harbour, in co. and 5 m. W. of Longford,
at the junction of Royal Canal and river Shannon; P.O.

Richmond (or Bullrhenny) Hill, height, 3 miles
SW. of Douglas, Isle of Man.

Richmount, seat, S. co. Cork; post-town, Bandon.

Rickarton, quoad sacra par., Petteresso and Glen-
bervie pars., Kincardineshire, pop. 473; P.O.; Rickar¬
ton House, seat, on Cowie Water, is 3 miles NW. of
Stonehaven.

Rickergate, township, Carlisle St Mary par., Cum¬
berland, within Carlisle bor., 358 ac., pop. 5148.

Rickham, vil. with coastguard sta., East Portle-
mouth par., Devon, 2 miles (by ferry) SE. of Salcombe.

Rickinghall Inferior, par. and vil., Suffolk, 4 miles
W. of Mellis ry. sta., 1510 ac., pop. 367.

Rickinghall Superior, par. and vil., Suffolk, 3½
miles W. of Mellis sta., 1857 ac., pop. 570.

Rickiing, par. and vil., Essex, 6 miles SW. of Saffron
Walden, 1392 ac., pop. 452; Rickiing Hall is an ancient
house.

Gazetteer of the British Isles, Statistical and Topographical, by John Bartholomew, F.R.G.S.

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